Carlos Ahumada

Carlos Ahumada Kurtz (1964-) was a Mexican-Argentine entrepreneur who was involved with the mining, construction, and soccer businesses.

Biography
Carlos Ahumada Kurtz was born in Cordoba, Argentina in 1964, and he later became a naturalized citizen of Mexico after moving there. Ahumada became a wealthy businessman through the mining, construction, and soccer businesses, and he founded El Independiente newspaper and the College of Public Image AC. In 2006, Ahumada was recruited by Institutional Revolutionary Party deputy Conrado Higuera Sol to create a scandal with PRD candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's campaign, in which he recorded himself giving a large payout to the PRD candidate's campaign manager. This incident was broadcast on the clown Victor Trujillo's show, causing a scandal in the campaign. Sol then suggested that Ahumada flee to Cuba while the embezzlement issue was resolved, and Ahumada was detained upon arrival. He was later deported back to Mexico.